Greek PM says government needs 'new blood' before a 2019 election

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addresses the nation from the island of Ithaca, Greece, August 21, 2018. Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister's Press Office/Handout via REUTERS - Copyright HANDOUT(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 27/08/2018 - 23:33•Updated 27/04/2024 - 02:28

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday nominated Interior Minister Panos Skourletis as secretary of his leftist Syriza party, paving the way for a cabinet reshuffle this week.

Tsipras told his party's central committee that his cabinet and his leftist party needed "new blood" and renewal before a general election in the autumn of next year.

(Reporting by Michele Kambas, Renee Maltezou)

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Greek PM says government needs 'new blood' before a 2019 election

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